Democratic National Committee (news - web sites) Chair Howard Dean (news - web sites) (C) walks from a House Democrats closed party caucus meeting with House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca) (L) and House Democratic Caucus Chairman Robert Menendez (D-NJ) (R). The three spoke to the press about the topics they discussed at the caucus meeting. REUTERS/Jason Reed
Democratic National Committee (news - web sites) Chair Howard Dean (news - web sites) speaks under a chandelier on Capitol Hill in Washington March 9, 2005, following a House Democrats closed party caucus meeting. Dean attended the meeting with House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca) (L), House Democratic Caucus Chairman Robert Menendez (D-NJ) (R) and others. REUTERS/Jason Reed
Democratic National Committee (news - web sites) Chairman Howard Dean (news - web sites), left, answers a reporter's question as Rep. Charles Rangel (news, bio, voting record), D-N.Y., second right, Rep. Joseph Crowley (news, bio, voting record), D-N.Y., second left, and Rep. Donald M. Payne (news, bio, voting record), D-N.J., right, look on after the Democratic Caucus meeting Wednesday, March 9, 2005, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The lawmakers met about President Bush (news - web sites)'s proposed Social Security (news - web sites) plan. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Democratic National Committee (news - web sites) Chair Howard Dean (news - web sites) speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 9, 2005, following a House Democrats closed party caucus meeting. Dean attended the meeting with House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), (left), and House Democratic Caucus Chairman Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and others. REUTERS/Jason Reed
Okay, mindreaders and students of human behavior: How'd it go? Are those the confident faces of resolve, determination and unity?